Where in the World is OCBD?

While this is not my official retirement post. I do want to let everyone know that I will not be posting regularly for the time being. I don’t know what the future of the Oxford Cloth Button Blog is (I have a few ideas), but I want to thank you all for your encouragement, participation, insights, and everything in between.

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Jerrod Swanton is a simple man interested in simple, classic, and traditional style.

I hope this isn’t the beginning of the end, although I fear that it will likely slide in that direction over time. This post is similar to ones on many other blogs – An Affordable Wardrobe, Maxminimus, and The Trad all come to mind – which were shortly followed by an interruption in regular posting, then an eventual discontinuation of new posts altogether. With the exception of Ivy Style, it seems that the lifespan of the typical men’s style blog runs about eight years. Seeing as Jerrod started this in 2011, the timing seems right.

I’m sorry that’s the case. It’s a shame to see it come to an end, but I understand the shelf life of these sorts of projects. This was a nice corner of the web to discuss a mutual interest in trad clothing and lifestyle.

Frankly , I am sadden with your news. Your blog is where I find useful informations about traditional clothings which is rarely available in most websites.
Thank you so much and best of luck on your new venture.

Thanks for all your good work Jerrod. I’ve really enjoyed reading about your sartorial journey over the years, many of your articles have inspired me in my own choices. Look on the bright side, now you’re retiring you can spend more time posting on Talk Ivy pal. Kind regards Andy

Best of luck in your new pursuits! Thank you for giving me a great deal of knowledge/insight into the type of clothing that I have always liked.
I second the request to keep the site up, if at all possible. Since this clothing is timeless, your posts will always be valuable. I discovered this blog in late 2017, and your earliest posts were still fresh and useful. Cheers!

your writing was always very relaxing to read and i liked to go through the old posts for combination ideas and to see old photos, please keep the blog itself up. thanks for all the posts 🙂 i always enjoyed

I’m a relative newcomer but quickly became a very faithful follower, so this is quite sad but understandable and perhaps inevitable news.

Yours is one of several blogs I truly geeked out on (Put This On, Die Workwear!, An Affordable Wardrobe, etc.), as I’m sure other men did who care about matters of style without getting lost in trends, fads and the more costume-like aspects of it.

There was real enthusiasm in your voice, but nothing juvenile or frivolous, nor anything so attached to its past that it feels hopelessly anachronistic today – it always reads and looks current and of the times. I appreciate that.

Your voice will be missed but I’ll be definitely paying attention and waiting to see how this thing you’ve built evolves. Best of luck in all you do, both here and elsewhere.

Hi there, first time poster, *long* time reader. I’ve always assumed keeping a site like this published is a lot of work, probably for little to know thanks or reward. Hopefully you’ve found it personally rewarding at the very least.

Sad to see you thinking of winding things down, so I’d like to thank for you all the effort you’ve put into this. I’ve spent a lot of time reading the site, and will probably continue to read the archives in the future should they remain available. You’ve provided a lot of enjoyment to me personally and I don’t want it to go unacknowledged.

I’ll leave you with a parting thought; I personally would be glad to fund the site directly if that’s of any help. Hopefully there are others that might feel the same way.

Anyway thanks again for everything and all the best with whatever you might be thinking.

You’ve done us all a service. Now, go out and live life now. Maintain true to your trad roots but
seek new adventures, new venues and new opportunities to share your thoughtfulness and individual
style.

From an aging traditionalist who has worn these classic clothes for more than fifty years, I will echo what the others have said. Please know that I have appreciated all of your efforts and enthusiasm and will miss checking your site daily for your latest posts. Best of luck. You have provided much enjoyment to many.

Thanks for providing a parting post rather than sliding into radio silence. I’ve enjoyed reading the blog over the years, especially as you approached it with an everyman sensibility – not all of us live in NYC or have access to (or the budget for) the fabled clothiers featured in other blogs.

I’ve been following (and occasionally commenting on) your antics on Instagram, and love how you’ve been incorporating sneaker fashion, wild Patagonia pieces, and other items that reflect your interests. It comes across as genuine and authentic – always a good thing when style is concerned.

I’m almost inspired to open a second account to share my own take on how to incorporate trad style in the modern age – especially since I live in what Mordecai Richler once dubbed ‘Canada’s boiler room’ (thankfully, it’s since improved).